By Philip Yatai FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved a three-month grace period for owners of 189 undeveloped plots of land in the territory to begin to develop them or get their allocation papers revoked. Director of Information and Communication at the FCT Administration, Mr Muhammad Sule, stated on Sunday in Abuja that the […]
By Desmond Ejibas The Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has intercepted eight barges smuggling over 100,000 litres of adulterated diesel in Rivers. Real Adm. Olusegun Ferreira, Commander, Joint Task Force, South-South, OPDS, said this while presenting the seized barges and petroleum product to newsmen in Bonny on Sunday. He said the vessels containing […]
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to rescue the remaining female students of the Federal University Gusau, abducted by terrorists on Thursday. The president’s media aide, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, stated on Sunday in Abuja that Tinubu condemned the reprehensible act of abduction. He added that the president said there was no […]
By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against use of four products found to contain potent medicinal ingredients, steroids and other banned substances. The warning is contained in a public alert signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in Abuja on Sunday. […]
By Hamza Suleiman Police in Borno have arrested one Musa Dauda, a repentant Boko Haram member who allegedly killed and buried his ex-wife, Hafsat Musa, at a farm at Muhammed Goni stadium, Maiduguri. Police spokesman in Borno, ASP Sani Kamilu, stated in Maiduguri on Friday that Dauda invited 45-year-old Hafsat to meet with him on […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje Defence Headquarters says troops of the Nigerian armed forces have eliminated 52 terrorists, apprehended 60 and rescued 61 kidnapped hostages in different operations between Sept. 15 and Sept. 22. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Buba said a total of […]
By Ihechinyere ChigemeriUwom The Special Adviser to Gov. Alex Otti on Trade, Commerce and Investment, Chief Nwaka Inem, has said that plans are underway to tackle the perennial flooding experienced in Ariaria Umuehilegbu Industrial Market. Inem said this on Friday during the inauguration of the executive council members of the Ariaria Umuehilegbu Industrial Market in […]
By Oluwatope Lawanson Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has charged Nigerians on being patriotic and hopeful irrespective of challenges experienced. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice during a Jumat Service and special prayer to commemorate the 63rd National Independence Day Celebration on Friday at the Lagos Secretariat Community Central Mosque, Alausa. The governor who was […]
Five suspected Russian spies – Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, Ivan Stoyanov, and Vanya Gaberova – are scheduled to face espionage charge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London, U.K. next Tuesday, says a report released on Friday. The five spies, who are Bulgarian nationals, were accused of conspiring to gather information that would be useful […]
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Prof. Idris Bugaje, the Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has urged the Federal Government to scrap the Higher National Diploma (HND) in the Polytechnics if the government would not remove the dichotomy between HND and BSc. Bugaje disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]